
Joana Osorio MD PhD

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About me
Senior Medical Director, Neurology, Ultragenyx | Translational Neuroscientist
Education

Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
2016 - 2022PhD in Neuroscience Cell intrinsic defects of human glial cells in EIF2B leukodystrophiesPhD thesis title "The compartmentalization and migration of human glial progenitor cells in the adult brain and their dysfunction in a stem-cell model of Vanishing White Matter Disease"

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2009 - 2012Residency in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology (UPMC and CHP)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
1998 - 2004Doctor of Medicine - MD
University of Rochester
2012 - 2013Fellowship in Neonatal Neurology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2007 - 2009Residency in Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Experience

University of Rochester Medical Center
Aug 2012 - nowAdjunct Assistant Professor
Sept 2015 - nowClinical Instructor in Neonatal Neurology
Jul 2013 - Sept 2015Research Fellow in Myelin Biology and Pathology
Aug 2012 - Sept 2015

Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
Jan 2016 - Jan 2022Assistant Professor
Feb 2019 - Jan 2022PhD candidate
Jan 2016 - Jan 2022

Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
Feb 2022 - Jan 2025Executive Medical Director, Neurology
Ultragenyx
Jan 2025 - nowSenior Medical Director
Licenses & Certifications

Certification in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.Sept 2013
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Joana Osorio MD PhDLundbeck Foundation PhD Scholarship Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark Jan 2016
- Awarded to Joana Osorio MD PhDShields Award Grant Child Neurology Foundation, CNF Jan 2014
- Awarded to Joana Osorio MD PhDRossin Foundation Award University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jul 2009
- Awarded to Joana Osorio MD PhDYoung investigator Award American Epilepsy Society Oct 2008
- Awarded to Joana Osorio MD PhDMark Sperling Resident Research Award University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jul 2008
Volunteer Experience
Teacher
Issued by Universidade Nova de Lisboa on Jul 2003
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Issued by Universidade Nova de Lisboa on Jul 2004
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Issued by UPMC on Jun 2008
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